DOJ: Knox County man sentenced to 60 years for making child pornography

Knox County man gets 60-year sentence in child pornography case

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A 26-year-old Knox County man has been sentenced to six decades in prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography. Matthew Estes pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography and was sentenced to 720 months in prison. He will be on lifetime supervision following his release, required to register with state sex offender registries, and comply with special sex offender conditions. Abduc…

DOJ: Knox County man sentenced to 60 years for making child pornography

Matthew Estes pleaded guilty to two counts of child porn after court documents said he raped a child and posted videos to the dark web.

The man worked at a private school and at a Christian youth association. The prosecutor's office investigates him. The accusations weigh heavily.Because he is said to have obtained nude pictures from students and other children, the prosecutor's office investigates a man from the greater Stuttgart area. According to a spokesman of the authority, there is a suspicion against him, among other things, of the ownership of children's and youth pornog…